Guadeloupe
Overseas department of France in the Caribbean
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| 2025 | Guadeloupe is scheduled to potentially participate in the U-17 World Cup in Qatar. |
| March 25 2025 | Guadeloupe national football team played second CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Nicaragua. |
| March 21 2025 | Guadeloupe national football team played first CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Nicaragua. |
| January 1 2024 | Guadeloupe's population was estimated at 378,561, predominantly Afro-Caribbean with various minority groups including Europeans, Indians, Lebanese, Syrians, and Chinese. |
| 2023 | Population further decreases to 382,733, with birth rate at 10.6 per 1,000 and total fertility rate dropping to 2.01 children per woman. |
| 2023 | Population declines to 380,469, with a total fertility rate dropping to 1.88, indicating continued demographic shifts. |
| 2023 | Second phase of the tramway project scheduled for completion, extending the line to serve the university. |
| 2023 | Guadeloupe EPP plans to develop 66 MW of additional biomass capacity, including 43 MW to replace coal, with the Albioma Caraïbes plant set to be converted to biomass to increase renewable energy share from 20.5% to 35%. |
| December 1 2023 | Guadeloupe women's national football team participated in 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification matches against Saint Lucia. |
| 2022 | Guadeloupe women's national football team did not enter the CONCACAF W Championship. |
| 2022 | Ange-Freddy Plumain starts playing for the national team, scoring 8 goals in 20 appearances. |
| 2021 | Matthias Phaëton begins representing Guadeloupe, quickly becoming a notable player with 11 goals in 30 appearances. |
| 2021 | Population reaches 384,315, with a negative population change of -245 people and a total fertility rate of 2.11. |
| 2021 | Official population count of Guadeloupe recorded at 375,693 inhabitants. |
| 2021 | Additional police officers were deployed to the island in response to rioting related to COVID-19 restrictions. |
| July 1 2021 | Guy Losbar was elected as the president of the Departmental Council of Guadeloupe, taking responsibility for managing social welfare, junior high school infrastructure, local roads, and school transportation. |
| 2020 | Religious demographics survey revealed that 96% of Guadeloupe's population is Christian, with a breakdown of 86% Roman Catholic, 8% Protestant, and 6% other Christian denominations. The remaining 4% comprises people with no religion, along with small numbers of Hindus, Baháʼís, and Muslims. |
| 2020 | Population declined to 383,559, with 4,678 live births, 3,742 deaths, and a total fertility rate of 2.27. |
| 2020 | According to the Water Office, 61% of drinking water production is wasted, amounting to nearly 50 million cubic metres of water per year due to poor pipe conditions. |
| 2020 | The Energy Transition Law (TECV) aims to achieve 50% renewable energy in the territory. |
| 2019 | Guadeloupe national under-17 football team participated in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship, representing their nation in the youth football tournament. |
| 2019 | First phase of the Pointe-à-Pitre tramway project scheduled for completion, connecting northern Abymes to downtown Pointe-à-Pitre. |
| 2019 | Guadeloupe Water Office reports a generalized degradation of water bodies, highlighting ongoing environmental challenges. |
| 2018 | The storm-petrel family was taxonomically reclassified, moving from the Hydrobatidae family to the Oceanitidae family. |
| 2018 | Guadeloupe women's national football team did not qualify for the CONCACAF W Championship. |
| 2018 | Anthony Baron and Raphaël Mirval join the national team, with Baron continuing to play and Mirval scoring 10 goals in 21 appearances. |
| 2018 | Biomass and coal energy and petroleum hydrocarbons remain the most used energy sources in Guadeloupe, despite the island's potential for solar, wind, and marine energy. |
| 2018 | The Albioma Caraïbes (AC) coal-fired power plant produces 260 GWh/year of electricity, accounting for 15% of the island's energy needs. |
| 2018 | Guadeloupe Academy had an operating budget of €714.3 million for the 2018-2019 school year, employing 9,618 people across its educational institutions. |
| March 2018 | The ChlEauTerre study is unveiled, revealing extensive environmental contamination with 37 different anthropogenic molecules in watershed areas. |
| 2017 | Population declined to 390,253, experiencing a low total fertility rate of 1.94. |
| 2017 | Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck Guadeloupe, continuing the archipelago's challenging history with powerful tropical storms. |
| 2017 | Gross domestic product (GDP) of Guadeloupe reached €9.079 billion, with 3.4% economic growth. Banana exports were significantly impacted by damages from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. |
| 2017 | Population density assessment showed a very high concentration, with one-third of land devoted to agriculture and mountain areas being uninhabitable. |
| 2016 | Guadeloupe was identified as the most violent overseas French department, with a murder rate of 8.2 per 100,000 inhabitants. |
| 2014 | Guadeloupe women's national football team participated in the CONCACAF W Championship. |
| 2014 | The Guadeloupe Academy restructured its administrative organization, dividing its territory into 12 districts across 5 strategic poles: Îles du Nord, Basse-Terre Nord, South Basse-Terre, North Grande-Terre, and South Grande-Terre. |
| 2014 | An estimated 60,000 to 70,000 descendants of West Indian canal workers are living in Panama. |
| 2014 | The Carnival in kabwèt of Marie-Galante was registered in the inventory of the intangible heritage of France at UNESCO, recognizing its cultural significance. |
| 2013 | Guadeloupe began experiencing a population decline of 0.8% annually from this year. |
| September 9 2013 | The county government of Guadeloupe voted in favor of constructing a tramway in Pointe-à-Pitre, with plans to link northern Abymes to downtown Pointe-à-Pitre by 2019. |
| January 1 2012 | INSEE estimated the population of Guadeloupe to be 403,977 on this date. |
| 2011 | Life expectancy at birth was recorded as 77.0 years for males and 83.5 years for females in Guadeloupe. |
| 2011 | Guadeloupe began hosting the Orange Open de Guadeloupe tennis tournament. |
| 2010 | Guadeloupe women's national football team participated in the CONCACAF W Championship. |
| 2010 | Vladimir Pascal starts playing for the national team, making 13 appearances and scoring 7 goals until 2014. |
| 2010 | Population reached 403,355, with a total fertility rate of 2.12. |
| 2010 | Continued period of elevated violence and crime in Guadeloupe, attributed to economic challenges from the Great Recession. |
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